Chapter 280: Insolent
On this day, Xie Jingyu realized how difficult it was to meet his father-in-law.
Xie Jingyu went to Duke Dingguo's Mansion and was told that Shen Ji had gone to Lin's Mansion. Xie Jingyu went to Lin's Mansion to find Shen Ji, but was told by the manager of Lin's Mansion that Shen Ji had gone to the military camp.
Normally, Xie Jingyu would not look for him, but this time he would not give up until he saw Shen Ji, so he went to the military camp.
In the end, it was another wasted trip, as Shen Ji went to the palace to see the emperor for something.
Xie Jingyu, “…”
Seeing the palace gate from afar, a certain gentleman wanted to send someone to tell his father-in-law to come and see him when he was free.
Chen Ping was also convinced. Today was a day off for the court, so why was Duke Dingguo so busy?
Chen Ping asked the palace guards, "Has Duke Dingguo left?"
The guard quickly replied, "Still in the palace."
Fortunately, I didn’t leave.
Xie Jingyu did not enter the palace either, but waited outside the palace gate.
After waiting for a full quarter of an hour, Shen Ji finally rode out. Seeing Xie Jingyu waiting outside the palace gate, Shen Ji rode over and asked, "Why are you outside the palace gate?"
Ordinary people are not allowed to enter the palace without being summoned, but the emperor trusts Xie Jingyu and gives him the privilege to enter the palace at any time, so Shen Ji found it strange.
"My son-in-law has something to ask my father-in-law."
Shen Ji knew that Xie Jingyu had looked for him several times.
But I have to see him even if I find the palace. What’s so important?
Shen Ji asked, "What do you want from me?"
Xie Jingyu said, "I know Wan'er has half of the jade pendant, so I came to ask my father-in-law where the other half is..."
Shen Ji asked, "Why are you asking about this?"
"I found it for the emperor."
Chen Ji frowned, "How did the emperor know that Wan'er had half a jade pendant in her hand, and asked you to help find the other half?"
What Xie Jingyu wanted was Shen Jiwen’s question.
He said, "My son-in-law found half a jade pendant in his clothes. I don't know if it was Chen Wan who dropped it into my arms. On the day that Wan'er beat up Prince Cheng's concubine, I went to the palace to ask for help from the royal family. I happened to see the jade pendant in the emperor's hand and it looked very similar to the other one. So I asked about it and learned that they were a pair. The emperor has been looking for the other piece for so many years..."
Shen Ji's expression changed again and again, his voice filled with suppressed anger, "Are you saying that the emperor has a jade pendant that is exactly the same as that half?"
Xie Jingyu nodded, "Wan'er's half of the jade pendant is now in the hands of the emperor..."
Before he could finish his words, Shen Ji suddenly turned his horse's head and rushed straight into the palace.
Xie Jingyu didn't expect Shen Ji to react so strongly. He looked like he was going to beat the emperor, so he quickly followed.
Hanyuan Hall.
The emperor sat on the dragon couch. The rash on his face had mostly disappeared, but it still looked very serious.
Zhao Yuan was kneeling on the ground taking the emperor's pulse.
The eunuch's voice came from outside the palace, "Duke Dingguo, please stay. Let me report to the emperor..."
clang.
The young eunuch was thrown into the door.
The emperor looked up and saw Shen Ji coming in with an angry face. If you didn't know him, you would have thought he was going to break into the palace and kill the emperor.
Shen Ji suppressed his anger and said to Zhao Yuanzheng, "Go wait outside the palace."
He is taking the emperor's pulse.
Is Duke Dingguo trying to kill himself?
Zhao Yuanzheng looked at the emperor with a trembling heart.
The emperor's brows twisted into knots, "You step aside first."
Zhao Yuanzheng went out quickly.
Shen Ji glanced around, and all the palace servants waiting in the hall withdrew.
"No one is allowed to come near."
Just as Xie Jingyu was about to enter the hall, he saw Zhao Yuanzheng coming out and then heard these words. Obviously, these words were directed at him.
Except for Eunuch An, everyone else in the hall had left.
Seeing the fiery look in Shen Ji's eyes, Eunuch An subconsciously stood in front of the emperor, but was pulled away by Shen Ji.
The emperor couldn't help but get angry, "Chen Ji, you are so presumptuous!"
Shen Ji stretched out his hand and said, "Give me that half of the jade pendant!"
The emperor was stunned for a moment. "What half a jade pendant?"
"The half that Prince Jingbei gave you."
The emperor frowned, "What do you want that half of the jade pendant for?"
"do what?"
Shen Ji laughed angrily, “I’ve had that half of the jade pendant for fifteen years, and I only found out today that it was originally a pair!”
The emperor was originally sitting, but upon hearing this, he suddenly stood up and said, "How did the jade pendant I gave to Qingyin end up in your hands?!"
Shen Ji strode forward and grabbed the emperor's collar, "I never dreamed that you were the one who bullied Qingyin and killed her!"
Throw a punch.
The emperor was beaten so hard that he took two steps back and sat down on the dragon couch.
Eunuch An was so frightened that he rushed over to stop them, but was knocked over by Shen Ji.
Shen Ji pulled the emperor up, and the shadow guards appeared and tried to stop Shen Ji, but were stopped by the emperor, "You step back!"
The shadow guards didn't dare to step forward and could only watch Shen Ji beat the emperor.
The noise in the hall was quite loud, not only Xie Jingyu, but even Zhao Yuanzheng heard it.
It’s so damn terrible! How could he have encountered such a thing that would have him silenced even if he didn’t see it or heard it?
Does Duke Dingguo want to stop living? He dares to beat the emperor and beat him to death.
Zhao Yuanzheng was really afraid that Chen Ji would beat the emperor to death, so he quickly moved away a few steps to prevent himself from hearing any movement in the palace.
Things were out of control and Xie Jingyu's head was buzzing.
The emperor was hit several times by Shen Ji and spat out a mouthful of blood. He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and looked at Shen Ji, "Why is Qingyin's jade pendant in your hand?"
Shen Ji said angrily, "That's the relic Qingyin left for Wan'er!"
Relics...
These two words made the emperor's face turn pale.
The emperor looked at Shen Ji, "You, you mean Qingyin, she has already..."
“Dead!”
"He died fifteen years ago!"
Shen Ji was so angry that he grabbed the emperor's clothes with both hands, "She is the Princess of Jin, your sister-in-law. Did you give her a chance to survive by doing this?!"
The emperor's eyes were red, "The person buried in the imperial mausoleum is not her!"
Shen Ji said angrily, “Fifteen years ago, in Suizhou, I buried it with my own hands!”
The last trace of blood disappeared from the emperor's face.
Thinking of Lin Qingyin's tragic death, Shen Ji was so angry that he continued to beat her.
Eunuch An, who was standing aside, finally understood what was going on. He quickly stepped forward and grabbed Shen Ji, "Duke Dingguo misunderstood the emperor. When Princess Jin was drugged, the emperor was trying to save her..."
Chen Ji said coldly, "After the death of Prince Jin, Qingyin rarely went out. How could she be drugged and then saved by him?!"
The Princess of Jin was drugged, and it was indeed related to the Emperor...
Eunuch An didn't dare to say much about what happened back then.
The emperor got up from the ground and looked at Chen Ji, "You just said that the half jade pendant was left by Qingyin for Wan'er..."
"Wan'er is Qingyin and I's daughter?"
The emperor's voice was trembling.
The emperor still remembered that year when he left the palace and went to Duke Dingguo's Mansion, the little girl didn't see the person clearly, and rushed over to hug his legs and shouted "Daddy". That night, he dreamed of Qingyin for the first time in his life.
In her dream, Qingyin told her that Wan'er was their daughter...
He always thought that it was a dream at night because of what he thought about during the day, and he didn't dare to take it seriously, but whenever he saw Shen Wan, he would think of that dream, and he felt a bit of love for her as a daughter.
But he never thought that Wan'er was actually his and Qingyin's daughter.
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